Alcohol: Drinking Patterns & DUI

Question 1

Amount per Drink

Answer 1

One 12oz beer has the same alcohol content a 5oz glass of wine and 1.5 shot

Question 2

Tolerance

Answer 2

The users brain and nervous system have become less sensitive to alcohol’s effect

Question 3

Proof

Answer 3

Alcohol proof is 2 times % so if something is 40% alcohol, it is 80 proof

Question 4

The Problem

Answer 4

47% of all highway deaths are caused by drunk drivers

Question 5

Dependence

Answer 5

When a person is physically dependent on alcohol, withdrawal symptoms appear if the drug is discontinued

Question 6

Factors of influencing alcohol

Answer 6

• Type of Drink
• How quickly you drink it
• Amount of food I’m stomach
• Body weight and build
• Mental/ emotional state
• Surroundings
• Physical tolerance
• Gender

Question 7

Sobering up

Answer 7

• Time is the only remedy

* Body metabolizes at a rate of 1 drink/ hour

Question 8

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Answer 8

• The amount of alcohol in the blood
• Legal intoxication is at .08%
• Not the same as DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) which is legal drunkenness, penalties can still be severe

Question 9

Alcohol Effects

Answer 9

• Alcohol is a depressant
• Also acts as an anesthetic in the central nervous system
• Absorbed quickly from the stomach and small intestine into the blood stream 20-40 minutes
• 1 hour for the body to fully oxidize 1 typical alcohol drink

Question 10

What are 3 types of Drinkers?

Answer 10

1. Social
2. Problem
3. Alcoholic

Question 11

Social Drinker

Answer 11

• Drink slowly
• Doesn’t to get drunk
• Eat before/ while drinking
• Never drives
• Respect non-drinkers
• Know and obey laws related to drinking

Question 12

Problem Drinker

Answer 12

• Drink to get drunk
• Solve problems by getting drunk
• Changes in mood/ personality
• Drink when they shouldn’t
• Causes problems for others by harming self

Question 13

Alcoholics

Answer 13

• 1/3 of problem drinkers progress to alcoholic
• Progression may take years
• Young people may move through stages more rapidly
• Spend time thinking about drinking

Question 14

Implied Consent Law

Answer 14

Anyone arrested for driving under the influence shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical or breath test

Question 15

Zero Tolerance Law

Answer 15

.02 automatic DUI, under 21

Question 16

Administrative Procedures

Answer 16

• Drivers license will be taken away at time of arrest and a temporary license will be issued for 15 days
• Driver will have 15 days to request hearing at DMV